Prior to graduate school, I worked in research laboratories at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, where I studied a variety of problems in cell biology and signal transduction using Drosophila Melanogaster as a model organism, and at UCSF, where I studied Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis. I was subsequently a consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, where I was responsible for constructing econometric/statistical models, risk analytics, and served as a project manager on many engagements.

I spent most of 2011 living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and traveling in South America and Europe.

In my spare time, I enjoy rock climbing, cycling and running (see my strava), traveling, and spending time with my wife and twopoodles, not necessarily in that order.